xxxi, 672 pages : 24 cm

"Educational Research: An Introduction, Eighth Edition, is the most comprehensive and widely respected text for scholars and for the preparation of graduate level students who need to understand educational research in depth and who may conduct original research for a dissertation or thesis. A comprehensive introduction to the major research methods and types of data analysis used today, this text provides detailed coverage of all facets of research, from the epistemology of quantitative and qualitative scientific inquiry to the design, data collection, analysis, and reporting of a completed study."--BOOK JACKET

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

The nature of educational research -- The research process : from proposal to final report -- Ethics and site relations in educational research -- Reviewing the literature -- Statistical techniques -- Selecting a sample -- Collecting research data with tests and self-report measures -- Collecting research data with questionnaires and interviews -- Collecting research data through observation and content analysis -- Nonexperimental research : descriptive and causal-comparative designs -- Nonexperimental research : correlational designs -- Experimental research : designs, part 1 -- Experimental research : designs, part 2 -- Case study research -- Qualitative research traditions -- Historical research -- Evaluation research -- Action research

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